You are saying the media and the native Americans have been bought and paid for ?.....IS there anything you can show me to back that up ?....What you
are saying there sounds reasonable im just not sure i believe it...yet...

Did you know the reservation knew about the project before it started and were even contacted by the company and asked if there was any cultural sites
they needed to avoid. Back them they didn't care on the least bit. This whole fight started because of the university% of Colorado in boulder. They
started the law suits and receive donations to pay for the legal fight. The tribe isn't suing anyone its the law school.

I was under the impression that this pipeline was being built on their tribal lands, but now I read that is near their tribal lands, while I agree
that this pipeline should be kept a safe distance from the water supply there are too many people in the media who need to put real facts in their
reporting instead of spinning it to fit whatever agenda it is that they are supporting, for anyone to make a real informed judgement on any situation
actual true facts are needed, it just makes this whole thing less believable when they purposefully offer a false narrative to tug on people's
heartstrings.

In Europe there will be no question: It is journalist duty to report honestly what happened in such muddy cases.

But that is for Europe where you have (at least in some countries) right to free passage. It is ancient notion that man can NOT own land: it is just
landed by gods/God. Unless you do harm to crop (its farmers possession) you are free to travel through fields and woods ...

The law is used like that every day, what do you mean then what ?...we live it day in day out nothing changes.....johnny law is just another ever
reaching tentacle of the elite class and their corruption...

We are country that now arrests journalists doing their jobs, and whistle-blowers.

Big Brother is here.

She wasn't arrested for doing her job. She was arrested for doing her job on private land.

Would we be crying about it if a rancher had taken out a warrant for criminal trespass because she elected to "do her job" on his property without his
permission?

I suspect not.

There's been journalists arrested before for trespassing but this is the first time a warrant was issued for arrest after the fact.

Also, a side note. This isn't the first time Amy Goodman has been arrested, but the last time, she sued and won big money. I'm sure she will sue again
and I'm sure she will win big money again. She shouldn't have been arrested for this. This was purely a sheriff in the pocket of Big Oil trying to
intimidate journalists and make them think twice about covering this story.

a reply to: dragonridr
Any credible sources or links to your claims here? It's the first time I heard of CU being involved here. Also from what I heard from Al Jazeera
reporters, local reporters as well as the tribal president, was that the tribes were never told of any public notice meetings about the project in its
beginning stages. There was no notices printed in local papers about it or announced thru other outlets.

I don't know how it elsewhere but in Arizona an archeology team will come out to proposed sights before digging to see if the area is safe from
artifacts. There's been times when projects got delayed cuz of old ancient ruins present in proposed areas.

Goodman was illegaly tresspassing on PRIVATE land along with the protesters. They were repeatedly asked to leave or face prosecution. They chose to
stay.

Now they are facing the consequences for their choices.

No didn't Happend on the Rez your right ,

just half a Mile near it ,

look like you dont have a Clue why Bakken Company went near it
Do you! its the Same reason why they are Protesting !!

The Company Changed Route Because it would Effect the Water Resource because
the Army claimed it would effect the City water resource in case of a Leak !! let alone that
it would be 11 miles shorter.. then Bismark

Pipeline route plan first called for crossing north of Bismarck
Amy Dalrymple Forum News Service Aug 18, 2016 bismarcktribune.com...
d386c933c.html

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers evaluated the Bismarck route and concluded it was not a viable option for many reasons.

One reason mentioned in the agency’s environmental assessment is the proximity to wellhead source water protection areas that are avoided to
protect municipal water supply wells

In addition, the Bismarck route would have been 11 miles longer with more road crossings and waterbody and wetland crossings. It also would have been
difficult to stay 500 or more feet away from homes, as required by the North Dakota Public Service Commission, the corps states.

Illegally Trespassing ? its State Land is it not ?, Prosecution? the The Standing Rock Reservation were not notified or was Asked originally..

Bakken just has permission to go on the STATE Land..
by Judges to Place Pipes in the Ground...

What's little talked about is the Native Americans who are coming down from Canada to stand with the protesters. We have a few of them... in fact,
they are the fastest growing demographic in this country.

Right .. they had been Tribal Chiefs in My Area AKWESASNE that has been down there for Support ..

The Grand Chief Abram Benedict as gave Support to The Standing Rock Reservation

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